One reason we’re working with racers and also enter events ourselves is R&D: It’s the best way to check whether our ideas, calculations and tests work in the real world. There’s a second reason why we love races: They’re great fun. The Arkansas High Country Race ticks both boxes: The course is about as… read more

The national championships! Which American bike racer doesn’t dream of donning the stars-and-stripes jersey for a year? (I once came close, as a student, when our team finished a very close second at Collegiate Nationals.) The opportunity to race against the very best is a wonderful challenge. The championships are late in the… read more

Brennan Wertz was the defending champion at last weekend’s Gravel National Championships. Today he takes us inside the action from the race: Early in the race, a break of 7 racers got up the road and quickly opened up a big gap, while many in the main group looked at each other: Nobody wanted… read more